vegan kids are serious about tofu

[dragan]

They're already level 5 vegans, I'm not even there yet

[cherryblossomings]

Classic lazy dish in many Asian households—silken tofu cold out of the box, topped with a sauce of fried shallots, garlic, and vegan oyster sauce. Your kid has the mature palate of my ancestors :)

[LawrenceCarroll]

That hilarious -- "you're ruining it!" 😂

[KimSiever]

Our 12yo was like this with mushrooms when he was young. He would steal them off the cutting board when I was prepping supper.

[thenayancat]

Had some girl dinner of half a tofu block with bread hummus and hot sauce the other day, they're not wrong

[themushroominside]

Kids have more sensitive pallets which is why they love tofu straight from the package, what we taste as rather bland tastes alot more rich in their mouths, they can pick up the subtle flavors of the protiens and ammino acids, paired with soy sauce, it fulfils the desire for salt and umami, things kids absolutely love alongside sweet things one reason as to why kids love French fries. Frying the tofu however may make it mor rich than it seems as tofu is a protein sponge and will take up the flavors of the oil, this becomes less noticeable the older you get but for children it can be too rich/oily for them.

[sarahkarim]

I love raw tofu too. I always snack on it when I am preparing it

[ajimango]

I’m the same way when I’m really hungry usually later at night - or a little inebriated also usually later at night ! I add hot-sauce too !

[Hewhoyettoknowhimself]

I am not even vegetarian, but agree with your kids

[beansguy]

Firm tofu, steamed or heated in microwave, and drizzled with soysauce is is heaven

[CarlyCullum]

Yes! My kid prefers it straight out of the package too! No sauce or seasoning, just raw lol

[jesseperkins]

Honestly, same. I love the beany taste of "raw" tofu. Same with plain soy milk.

[KsandrPann]

I wish I liked tofu that much. The texture of it raw is just not for me, but I’m so glad your kid ain’t picky like that lol

[alexandrabirch]

My feral middle is like this. He'll eat tofu out of the packet with a fork like a HEATHEN

[kimmyc]

Haha SAME! my 5 year old also only like plain extra firm tofu. She eats it most nights for dinner. Just plain, not even soy sauce.

[Michelle-mfpd]

I eat it straight out of the package all the time. On bread or in bowls or whatever. I'm just so lazy sometimes 😂

And I'm also trying to be less picky so I'm able to still eat relatively healthy when I have absolutely no time or energy to prepare a meal.
Yesterday I threw together a bowl, cold quinoa out of the fridge, tofu out of the package with some pesto, some lettuce, a quick peanut sauce and luckily I had some homemade coleslaw to accompany this sophisticated meal :D

If it would have taken me longer than 2 minutes to prepare it I would have probably just eaten some junk because I was ravenous. So yeah.

[HAL-zllg]

Reminds me of my sister. She would take packs of noodles, break them up, sprinkle the seasoning packet on and eat without rehydrating. smh

[Eskapismus]

My cat used to love plain tofu. I gave him a little cube every now and then. 🥲

[juliamontagne]

I love raw tofu and use it as a replacement for mozzarella when I make caprese salad!

[MuseOfMisery]

I thought I was alone. I also thought he would outgrow it. He is now 16 and plain tofu it is. I can sort of get him to eat it in a soup occasionally, but he just drags all the tofu out to eat first haha